{"id":158,"date":"2007-03-24T01:56:31","date_gmt":"2007-03-24T07:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2014-09-06T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T21:01:03","slug":"coming-soon-march-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: March 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every now and then, C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> will highlight limited-run screenings in the area which often receive little to no press in traditional news outlets. The following events are \u201ccoming soon\u201d in March; please support this diverse film programming in our community by attending and spreading the word. Multiplexes and television sets are no substitute for a true cinema experience!<\/em><\/p>\n

With the university nearing the end of spring recess, it can only mean one thing – the next round of\u00a0special-event movie shows are just over the horizon!<\/p>\n

First, let’s give a shout to local filmmaker Alaric Rocha<\/a><\/strong>, whose short MERRY CHRISTMAS!<\/strong> will make its festival debut this Saturday, March 24<\/strong>, during the 5 p.m.<\/strong> block of the Wildwood Film Festival<\/a><\/strong> at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 W. College Ave., Appleton, WI<\/strong>. Amidst the Yuletide comedy’s gunplay and yuks,\u00a0the audience should enjoy Rocha’s nods to Appleton’s Lawrence University<\/strong>, which also happens to be his alma mater. Keep an eye on CUBlog<\/strong> for an exclusive Q&A<\/strong> with Rocha, which includes first news on his next film.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, things will turn grisly later the same evening, March 24<\/strong>,\u00a0at the Avon Theatre<\/a>, 426 N. Water St., Decatur, IL<\/strong>, when ghost afficionado Troy Taylor<\/strong> hosts a 10:30 p.m.<\/strong> presentation of the shocking new documentary, ALBERT FISH<\/strong>. Directed by MICRO-FILM<\/strong> friend John Borowski<\/strong>, who first mined the true-life serial-killer genre with H.H. HOLMES<\/strong> (2004), this production focuses on an elderly cannibal-murderer that preyed upon children in Depression-era New York City, his mind twisting Biblical passages to justify his savage deeds as well as a sadomasochistic streak. Chicago native Borowski plans to be on hand to discuss both projects; admission will be $5 for those brave enough to stomach the truth. Facets Video<\/strong> is set to nationally distribute ALBERT FISH<\/a><\/strong> for Borowski’s Waterfront Productions<\/strong>\u00a0on DVD beginning next Tuesday, March 27<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The following weekend, the Asian Educational Media Service<\/strong> (AEMS<\/strong>)\u00a0at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will launch its annual Korean Documentary Film Festival<\/strong>, a predecessor to the narrative edition that premiered in the fall (see item: 9\/16\/06<\/a>). Three full-length pieces will play: FAMILY PROJECT: HOUSE OF A FATHER<\/strong>\u00a0(Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m., English Building, Room 160<\/strong>), SHOCKING FAMILY<\/strong> (Friday, March 30, 12:30 p.m., Transportation Building, Room 103<\/strong>), and REPATRIATION<\/strong> (Friday, March 30, 7 p.m., English Building, Room 160<\/strong>). Filmmaker Jo Yun-kyung<\/strong>\u00a0is scheduled\u00a0to discuss FAMILY PROJECT <\/strong>in person;\u00a0further information on all related events can be found on the AEMS Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And then<\/em>, we have Death by Design, Co., Stalks Charleston: Postmodern Meets Postmortem<\/strong>, on display at Eastern Illinois University<\/strong>‘s Tarble Arts Center<\/a><\/strong> through Sunday, April 1<\/strong>. Refreshingly, two female artists (Teena McClelland<\/strong> and Michelle Maynard<\/strong>) are responsible for deconstructing the horror film in this exhibit, comprised of custom-built settings in which willing “victims” have enacted their death throes along with looped tapings of said activity, peformed on-site at EIU and at other locations. Per the university’s original press release from January 10, “McClelland and Maynard see Death by Design, Co.<\/a>, as a safe vehicle for exploring ideas of myth, storytelling, cinematic illusion, celebrity, and our own mortality. They achieve this by incorporating the formal appeal of splattered gore with a narrative structure and providing a humorous encounter with death through extreme situations and stunning visuals.”\u00a0Periodic screenings of “classic” slasher films – presumably the likes of FRIDAY THE 13TH<\/strong> and PROM NIGHT<\/strong> – as well as Maynard’s own underground blood-and-slime epic, THROB<\/strong>, help make things even more interesting than they already are.<\/p>\n

To close out, we must report the demise of yet another local movie emporium. On December 24, 2006<\/strong>, mere days after Bloomington’s Castle Theatre<\/strong> shut down (see item: 1\/5\/07<\/a>), the managers of the Heart Theatre<\/strong> in Effingham, IL<\/strong>, dimmed their own projector for the last time following a double-bill of the inspirational football drama FACING THE GIANTS<\/strong> and holiday perennial IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE<\/strong>. In this most recent incarnation, operated by Charles A. Zweck<\/strong> of Decatur<\/strong> and managed by Rodney <\/strong>and Judy Wiethop<\/strong>,\u00a0the Heart attempted\u00a0a mix of first-run Hollywood, Indiewood, and limited-release films along with an eclectic array of special events, a la<\/em> the Castle. These included Super Bowl and World Series viewing parties, “audience choice” and student film festivals, and a Callan Films<\/a><\/strong> documentary showcase. The Heart originally opened in January 1940 with HIS GIRL FRIDAY<\/strong>, starring Cary Grant<\/strong> and Rosalind Russell<\/strong>;\u00a0the “Zweck era”\u00a0began in December 2003 with LUTHER<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coming Soon: MERRY CHRISTMAS! at the Wildwood Film Festival, Appleton, WI (3\/24\/07), ALBERT FISH at the Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL (3\/24\/07), Korean Documentary Film Festival at the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (3\/29-31\/07), “Death by Design, Co., Stalks Charleston” at the Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL (~ 4\/1\/07), and the closing of the Heart Theatre, Effingham, IL (12\/24\/06). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,13,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-area-festivals","category-public-events","category-theatres-venues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}